Who stood out, earned MVP honors at Auburn's A-Day spring game?

Auburn essentially wrapped up its spring practice season with its annual A-Day spring game, and while the Tigers will wrap things up with a clean-up practice on Tuesday, Saturday just about closed the book on the spring.

With that in mind, let's take a look at the top performers from A-Day, including MVPs and some of the biggest surprises for the Tigers.

Offensive MVP: Jarrett Stidham, quarterback.

Stidham was the main attraction on A-Day as Auburn fans got their first look at the former Baylor signal-caller who arrived this semester to compete for the starting job. Behind new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey's plan to air it out a bit for A-Day, Stidham was efficient and effective, completing 16-of-20 passes for 267 yards in the first half. He also had five rushes for 17 yards, including a touchdown after recovering a fumble near the goal line.

Stidham showed off his deep-ball capabilities, completing passes of 50, 46, 33 and 34 yards in the first half. He also showed a willingness to use his legs to make plays, though there was the caveat of Auburn's quarterbacks wearing orange non-contact jerseys all afternoon.

Auburn limited expected starting Buck defensive end Jeff Holland on A-Day, which gave redshirt junior Paul James III an opportunity to step up. James, who missed most of last season with a "freak" knee injury, was solid in the role on Saturday. Although defensive line coach Rodney Garner said James had been "gimpy" at times this spring and still not 100 percent, James led all defenders with three tackles for a loss and finished with four total tackles, including a sack.

Special teams MVP: Daniel Carlson, kicker/punter

Carlson's A-Day was busier than usual. Along with his kicking duties (he made 5-of-5 field goal attempts, including a 55-yarder in the first half), Carlson also assumed punting duties on Saturday in place of Ian Shannon, who missed A-Day due to a death in the family this week, according to Gus Malzahn. Carlson, who had not punted since 2014, had five punts for an average of 42.4, including a long of 51, on the afternoon.

Most surprising: Nate Craig-Myers, wide receiver

Auburn's passing game lacked a deep threat last season, as the Tigers finished 12th in the SEC and tied for 97th nationally with just two passes of 50-plus yards. Craig-Myers appears bent on trying to amend that in 2017. After a frustrating freshman year that saw Craig-Myers finish with just four receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown, the 6-foot-2, 208-pounder led all receivers with 154 yards on five receptions on A-Day, including the longest pass of the day for the first-team offense: a 50-yarder from Stidham in the first quarter.

Best newcomer: Malik Willis, quarterback

Willis, one of a handful of Auburn's freshman early enrollees, was given ample opportunity to play during his first A-Day. The dual-threat signal-caller was the second-team quarterback, getting his first-half reps with the White team offense, but moved over to the Blue team in the second half after Stidham's day was complete. In all, Willis completed 11-of-18 passes for 157 yards, and while he took a couple of sacks, Malzahn was impressed with what he saw from the true freshman, who has been the biggest surprise of the spring for Auburn.

-- Auburn also honored its 2016 team award recipients on Saturday. Former left guard Alex Kozan was the team's Lineman of the Year, while safety Tray Matthews won the Mike Kolen Award as the team's leading tackler last season. Braden Smith was given the Ken Rice Award for Auburn's best blocking lineman, and receiver Marcus Davis earned the Shug Jordan Award for outstanding senior.